The Cellist of Sarajevo Hardback - 2008
by Galloway, Steven
A spare and haunting, wise and beautifulnovel about the endurance of the human spiritand the subtle ways individuals reclaim theirhumanity in a city ravaged by war.
In a city under siege, four people whose liveshave been upended are ultimately reminded ofwhat it is to be human. From his window, a musiciansees twenty-two of his friends and neighborswaiting in a breadline. Then, in a flash, they arekilled by a mortar attack. In an act of defiance,the man picks up his cello and decides to playat the site of the shelling for twenty-two days,honoring their memory. Elsewhere, a young manleaves home to collect drinking water for hisfamily and, in the face of danger, must weigh thevalue of generosity against selfish survivalism.A third man, older, sets off in search of breadand distraction and instead runs into a long-agofriend who reminds him of the city he thought hehad lost, and the man he once was. As both menare drawn into the orbit of cello music, a fourthcharacter a young woman, a sniper holds thefate of the cellist in her hands. As she protectshim with her life, her own army prepares to challengethe kind of person she has become.
A novel of great intensity and power, and inspiredby a true story, The Cellist of Sarajevopoignantly explores how war can change one'sdefinition of humanity, the effect of music onour emotional endurance, and how a romancewith the rituals of daily life can itself be a formof resistance.
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- Author Galloway, Steven
- Binding Hardback
- Edition [ Edition: First
- Pages 256
- Language EN
- Publisher Riverhead Hardcover, New York
- Date 2008-05-15
- ISBN 9781594489860
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